June 28, 2002

Aug. 15: Bemidji TIP Banquet at Eagles Club in Bemidji. For more info contact Mike Welcome at 218-835-6719.

Meanwhile, Diane Nygaard, at the Interagency Fire Center in Grand Rapids, said the state is sending crews to help fight the huge wildfires raging in the West, but is trying to keep enough firefighters in Minnesota to deal with potential fires. Tuesday it was announced the center had been asked to send an additional 20

June 7-9: Fly Fishing Weekend at the Center. June 16-21 & July 15-19: MDHA Youth Camp I & III at the Center.

Minnesota Pole Benders Fishing Club, meeting held the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., Lakeville VFW at 8790 Upper 208th St. in Lakeville. Call Dale at 952-469-4786 for more info or new membership. Minnesota Walleye Alliance, Metro Chapter meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at The American Legion Post

June 8: Chisago Lake Sportsman’s Club, Lindstrom. Courses: turkey hunting, self defense, birdhouse making, etc Call Christine Schreck at 651-257-5248 or Kelli Kerkow at 715-483-3625. June 15: The South Metro Chapter of the NWTF is sponsoring a Women in the Outdoors Spring/Summer Event at River Valley Ranch in Carver at 9:00 a.m. Events include horseback

Aug. 24-25: Zumbro Valley Arms Collection Annual Gun Show at Graham Arena West of Olmsted County Fairgrounds in Rochester, Sat: 9-5 p.m.; Sun: 9-3 p.m. For more info call 507-289-2520 (days) or 507-529-0903 after 8 p.m. Minnesota Firearms Exchange Quality Sporting Shows schedule below. For more info call Steve Petersen at 763-434-7269. June 22-23: Austin

LAKE MILLE LACS East – It’s probably easier listing the spots where the walleyes aren’t biting. It continues to be the best walleye action most local anglers remember. Spinners, live bait rigs, jigs, crankbaits, leeches, crawlers, minnows they all seem to be turning fish. The deep gravel is producing fish, as are the shallow rocks,

The 2001 season followed the third snowiest winter on record, and then a cool, wet spring. The weather factors combined with a big decline in Conservation Reserve Program acres. The harvest also was below estimates made by Iowa DNR officials in August and likely was due in part to a 27-percent decline in hunter numbers.